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March 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from Durham— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

Durham, NC issued 442 building permits in March 2026, up 12% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 27703 with 170 permits. New Townhouse was the top permit type, making up 27% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
442
vs. prior month
+12%
394 last month
Most active zip
27703
170 permits
Top permit type
New Townhouse
27% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — March 2026

27703
170
27704
66
27705
56
27707
47
27713
37
27701
20
27712
18
27517
7
27503
6
27278
1

Permits by type

March 2026 · Durham, NC

New Townhouse
118 (27%)
New Single Family House
105 (24%)
Repair Single Family House
44 (10%)
Alteration Single Family House
41 (9%)
Addition Single Family House
23 (5%)
Interior Alteration Non-Residential
23 (5%)
Interior Alteration Single Family House
13 (3%)
Deck Single Family House
10 (2%)
New 5+ Residential Units
10 (2%)
Alteration Non-Residential
9 (2%)
Demolition Single Family House
9 (2%)
New Non-Residential
8 (2%)
Accessory Structure
5 (1%)
Non-Residential
4 (1%)
Single Family House
4 (1%)
New Accessory Dwelling
3 (1%)
New Accessory Structure
3 (1%)
New Duplex
3 (1%)
Addition Non-Residential
2 (0%)
Alteration Duplex
1 (0%)
Change of Occupancy Non-Residential
1 (0%)
Interior Alteration Accessory Dwelling
1 (0%)
Interior Alteration Duplex
1 (0%)
Repair 5+ Residential Units
1 (0%)

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